Are you the potted tomato plant? No ripe fruit? Immature? Not enough root (leg) room in which to grow?

Or, are you the inpatient, too busy one for the immature plant? Doesn’t want the bother. The plants need to be valued for where they are just now; they need nurturing, food and water, with plenty of sunlight – and patience.

Despise not small beginnings. “Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand,” Zechariah 4:10.

"He brought me to his banquet hall and raised the banner of love over me. Restore my strength with raisins and refresh me with apples! I am weak from passion... His left hand is under my head and his right hand caresses me" - Song of Solomon 2:4-6